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Show CRANK TO SEE PRESIDENT; : MARTIAL . LA W IN NEW YORE TO SAFEGUARD EXECUTIVE Extraordinary Precautions Taken by Police on East Side to. Protect Him From Possible Harm. BULLETIN. LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 14. William Waldorf Jackson, Jr., Is well known In this city, where he has resid ed for many years. He Is regarded as . . an eccentric but in no respect a dangerous person. His persistent claim that he has a mission to reform national politics, and that some day he expects tobe President, for a long time has been familiar to Lowell residents. resi-dents. He had announced his candidacy, independent of any party or persons per-sons on several occasions. He wrote several letters to President McKln-ley McKln-ley bearing on the financial question and on foreign policies, and it is said he has also written letters to President Roosevelt. Government, as I was able to get control of the Chief Magistracy, ana overthrow his style of running things." Jackson, who is an old man. returned to the Robinson home a second time In about an hour. He went to a basement door and addressed a detective who was stationed . inside the twisted iron door. "Are you the President?" he asked. "Yes. sir. Good morning to you," replied re-plied the detective. "Well, do you know. I am William Wal dorf Jackson. Jr.. and I am very anxious to speak with you." After telling the old man that he was very busy and that he would prefer to have him call tomorrow or the day following, fol-lowing, the detective then bade his visitor "good day" and turned inside the door. Jackson returned to the sidewalk, and after expressing his disappointment to those standing near, walked slowly away. President Rises Late. The President rose rather late today and had few visitor during the forenoon. His plans for the day included lunch at ths I'nlversity club at noon and a quiet afternoon after-noon with friends at the resldenoe of Douglas Robinson, his brother-in-law. About 6 o'clock this evening the President will resume his Interrupted activity. At that hour he will leave his brother-in-law's house and drive directly to Little Hungary, where the banquet of the Hungarian Hun-garian club is to be held. The east side and the police force have made the best preparations In their power to entertain and protect the President. Houston street is decorated with flags and festoons and streamers. High over the route the President is to take is a grert sign of electric lights, with the word "delighted" "de-lighted" on it. Hungarians in native costume cos-tume will parade the streets along which the carriage is to pass. NEW YORK. Feb. M.-The first attempt at-tempt of an unwelcome visitor to call upon President Roosevelt since his arrival ar-rival in New York occurred early today to-day when a man who called himself William Waldorf Jackson. Jr.. of Lowell. Lo-well. Mass., called at the home of Douglas Robinson, 422 Madison avenue, where the President stopped for the night, and asked to have his card sent to the President. The secret service men and policemen police-men on guard about the entrance informed in-formed the man that the President had. not yet arisen and asked him to call again. He was not arrested, but went to a hotel, saying he would return again. In answer to questions as to his Identity Iden-tity and why he wanted to see the President, Jackson said he wished to conter with the President as to reforms re-forms in government and that he was a self-nominated candidate for the Presidency in 1896, 1900 and 1904. He declared that he was the proprietor of the hotel Hamilton in Lowell. His movements are Being watched by the police. Jackson seemed perfectly willing to talk about himself and his plans. '1 wished to speak with President Roosevelt." he said, "with a view to imparting im-parting to him some valuable information informa-tion as to how the jffice he holds should be conducted. 1 came early, so as not to take up Uie President's time, for 1 know-he know-he Is very busy. 1 shall go on the stump through the Southwest In lftfe. and try to convert the public in that section to my way of thinking. Feared by Mark Hanna. j "Senator Mark Hanna. before he died, said he believed 1 was a menace to the |